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Pinyin bù、 fǒu、 fōu、 pī、 pǐ、 fū

Radical

一

Strokes

Definition

(negative prefix) / not / no

Usage

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不 [bù] 副词。 1. Adverb. 2. Used before verbs, adjectives, and other words to indicate negation, or combined with nouns or nominal morphemes to form adjectives: 不去 (not going), 不多 (not much), 不法 (not lawful), 不料 (unexpected), 不材 (insignificant talent, often used for self-deprecation), 不刊 (no need for revision, cannot be erased), 不学无术 (not knowledgeable or skillful). 3. Used alone as a negative response: 不，我不知道 (No, I don’t know). 4. Used at the end of a sentence to express a question: 他现在身体好不？ (Is he healthy now?) 用在动词、形容词或个别副词前，表示否定 (not, no). 1. Used before verbs, adjectives, or certain adverbs to express negation. 2. Neither…nor. 3. Without needing the prior condition to perform the subsequent actions and states (without). 4. As a virtual word, indicates lack or neglect of an action (without). 5. When used between the same words in repetition, often precedes "什么," indicating indifference or irrelevance (no matter(what)). 6. Indicates no need in logic or morality (no need to). 7. Used after verbs to indicate that expected results or goals cannot be achieved (cannot do as expected). 8. Used alone to express negation of the other party's words or questions (no). 9. Used at the end of a sentence to form a question (whether). 助词。 1. Used to strengthen the tone. 2. Used to adjust syllables. 形容词。 1. Similar to "丕" (pī). Big; great. 2. Note: "不" is pronounced in the second tone (阳平) before a fourth-tone character (去声), such as 不必 (bú bì), 不是 (bú shì). 表示疑问、未定。 Expresses a question or uncertainty. 助词。 1. Used to indicate negation. 2. Used to indicate questioning or uncertainty. 名词。 1. A surname, as in 不准 from the Jin dynasty. 名词。 1. A surname, as in 不准 from the Jin dynasty. 名词。 1. The peduncle of a flower. 《诗经·小雅·常棣》: "常棣之华，鄂不韡韡。" (The flowers of the constant acacia, none are like that.)

一声不吭 yī shēng bù kēng

to not say a word

不费吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì

as easy as blowing off dust / effortless / with ease

既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù

to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones / There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

不咎既往 bù jiù jì wǎng

not censure sb for his past misdeeds / overlook sb's past mistakes / let bygones be bygones

不咸不淡 bù xián bù dàn

Neither salty nor light

食不下咽 shí bù xià yàn

Can't swallow

可不是 kě bu shì

that's just the way it is / exactly!

可不 kě bu

see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4]

不啻 bù chì

just as / no less than / like (sth momentous) / as good as / tantamount to

赞叹不已 zàn tàn bù yǐ

to be full of praise (idiom)

不吃 bù chī

not eat / eat nothing / without eating

喋喋不休 dié dié bù xiū

to chatter or jabber on and on

不同于 bù tóng yú

other than / be differ from / be different than

不吝 bù lìn

not to stint / to be generous (with praise etc) / to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)

不吝赐教 bù lìn cì jiào

you are so kind to give me a reply / please favour me you instruction / please don't hesitate to let me know if there is any mistake

不置可否 bù zhì kě fǒu

decline to comment / not express an opinion / be noncommittal / hedge

不及 bù jí

to fall short of / not as good as / too late

来不及 lái bu jí

there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)

迫不及待 pò bù jí dài

impatient (idiom); in a hurry / itching to get on with it

不变 bù biàn

constant / unvarying / (math.) invariant

不变资本 bù biàn zī běn

constant capital

只不过 zhǐ bu guò

only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ...

哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears

驴唇不对马嘴 lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ

lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom) / fig. beside the point / incongruous

不善 bù shàn

bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive

不言而喻 bù yán ér yù

it goes without saying / it is self-evident

不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù

to be impervious to reason (idiom) / unreasonable

不可言喻 bù kě yán yù

inexpressible (idiom)

不堪 bù kān

cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely

合不拢嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ

unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked

贪多嚼不烂 tān duō jiáo bù làn

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

不在 bù zài

not to be present / to be out / (euphemism) to pass away / to be deceased

不妨 bù fáng

there is no harm in / might as well

不均 bù jūn

uneven / distributed unevenly

坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng

potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes

坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān

lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety

坚持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè

to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end

坚定不移 jiān dìng bù yí

unswerving / unflinching

坚贞不屈 jiān zhēn bù qū

faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast

不堪一击 bù kān yī jī

to be unable to withstand a single blow / to collapse at the first blow

不堪设想 bù kān shè xiǎng

too horrible to contemplate / unthinkable / inconceivable

狼狈不堪 láng bèi bù kān

battered and exhausted / stuck in a dilemma

疲惫不堪 pí bèi bù kān

whacked to the wide -- terribly fatigued / being fatigued to the extreme / be tired beyond endurance / be tired to death / extremely tired

不堪重负 bù kān zhòng fù

can't bear the heavy load / overwhelmed

苦不堪言 kǔ bù kān yán

to suffer unspeakable misery / indescribably painful / hellish

不堪回首 bù kān huí shǒu

unbearable memories / Old memories are too bitter to recall

破烂不堪 pò làn bù kān

in shreds and patches / torn and tattered / worn to the thread(s)

不堪入目 bù kān rù mù

unbearable to look at / an eyesore

拥挤不堪 yōng jǐ bù kān

overcrowded / jam-packed

孰不可忍 shú bù kě rěn

Unbearable

朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth

差不多 chà bu duō

almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad

不够 bù gòu

not enough / insufficient / inadequate

不失 bù shī

Without losing

不足为奇 bù zú wéi qí

not at all surprising (idiom)

奋不顾身 fèn bù gù shēn

to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers / regardless of perils

不好 bù hǎo

no good

不如 bù rú

not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to

不妙 bù miào

(of a turn of events) not too encouraging / far from good / anything but reassuring

妙不可言 miào bù kě yán

too wonderful for words

不妥 bù tuǒ

not proper / inappropriate

不屑 bù xiè

to disdain to do sth / to think sth not worth doing / to feel it beneath one's dignity

岿然不动 kuī rán bù dòng

steadfastly stand on one's ground / remain firm / remain unmoved / standing erect and unshakable

无孔不入 wú kǒng bù rù

get in by every opening / be all-pervasive / have a finger in every pie

不孕 bù yùn

infertility

不孕症 bù yùn zhèng

female infertility

坐卧不安 zuò wò bù ān

fidget / feel restless

卧床不起 wò chuáng bù qǐ

be completely bedridden / remain in bed / take to one's bed and be likely to die

却之不恭 què zhī bù gōng

to refuse would be impolite

不厌其烦 bù yàn qí fán

not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient

不厌 bù yàn

not to tire of / not to object to

兵不厌诈 bīng bù yàn zhà

there can never be too much deception in war / in war nothing is too deceitful / all's fair in war

食不厌精 shí bù yàn jīng

One does not object to the finest food.

那不勒斯 Nà bù lè sī

Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy / Naples

不孝 bù xiào

unfilial

不安 bù ān

unpeaceful / unstable / uneasy / disturbed / restless / worried

说不定 shuō bu dìng

can't say for sure / maybe

不宜 bù yí

not suitable / inadvisable / inappropriate

事不宜迟 shì bù yí chí

the matter should not be delayed / there's no time to lose

宠辱不惊 chǒng rǔ bù jīng

remain indifferent whether granted favours or subjected to humiliation

不容 bù róng

must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate

好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì

with great difficulty / very difficult

不甘寂寞 bù gān jì mò

unwilling to remain lonely or idle / unwilling to be left out

夜不能寐 yè bù néng mèi

lie awake the whole night / lie awake all night

不寒而栗 bù hán ér lì

shiver all over though not cold / tremble with fear / shudder

寝食不安 qǐn shí bù ān

feel uneasy even when eating and sleeping

寡不敌众 guǎ bù dí zhòng

the few are no match for the many / heavily outnumbered / facing impossible odds (idiom)

寸步不离 cùn bù bù lí

to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to

寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng

lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren

不同寻常 bù tóng xún cháng

out of ordinary

不小 bù xiǎo

not small

一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn

untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible / spotless

丈二和尚摸不着头脑 zhàng èr hé shàng mō bù zháo tóu nǎo

puzzled / be all at sea / be completely at a loss

不尽 bù jìn

not completely / endlessly

狗屁不通 gǒu pì bù tōng

incoherent (writing or speech) / nonsensical / a load of crap

不屈 bù qū

unyielding / unbending

不屈不挠 bù qū bù náo

unyielding / indomitable

宁死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū

rather die than submit (idiom)

不屑一顾 bù xiè yī gù

to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)

屡见不鲜 lǚ jiàn bù xiān

a common occurrence (idiom)

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